All good stuff but as an add to.... use Marine Stabil the green stuff much more protective against moisture and more inhibitors. Checkout Bull Frog on line they have good layup products. I installed a battery conditioner permenantly on my battery with a blanket. Wont over charge and I can keep it plugged in all the time. Blanket keeps the small current flow heat in the battery and also keeps the fumes in check. If your not going to drive it regular the cold / dry starts can do more harm than good. It's cold enough out here in WA I dont know how you guys can stand them long killer winters.
Hey Riderman I know you are questioning my part about the draining of a battery. Did you know that with a simple voltmeter you can test to see if one cell in a battery is dead? Put the ground (black) lead on the NEG terminal of your battery then take the postive (red) lead and touch it to the outer casing of the battery, there are six cells inside your battery that all produce 2 plus volts and it will read that voltage through the plastic casing if you find one cell that doesn't have at least two volts you have found the bad cell. So somehow the free electrons are able to travel through the plastic casing and will drain it if placed on concrete which happens to absorb moisture and makes for a good conductor. I know it sounded like a wives tale to me too but I do know that they do drain out if left on concrete alone and not at the least set on wood or something else. I found out the hard way when I didn't listen to my Father about it and later found the battery drained.
I cannot disagree with you. I've seen it myself, I just cant explain it. I can explain how a Nuclear powered satelite works though..)))
I cannot disagree with you. I've seen it myself, I just cant explain it. I can explain how a Nuclear powered satelite works though..)))
setting the battery on concrete or even just on the ground, causes the battery to drain for the same reason that lightning occurs. the earth, by nature, is positively charged. lightning is negative. batteries are also negatively charged. they are full of electrons, the smallest known part of matter, usually found orbiting protons and neutrons in an atom. the ones in our batteries are "free lance" and float around in the battery waiting to induce a negative charge on something that has a positive charge (the positive battery terminal). we direct it to flow through our accessories first. when you set it on the ground, electrons can make short jumps through insulators (i.e. old ignition wires), and can make the the jump through the plastic casing to the positive earth. it can also happen if you have a vehicle on blocks or have a flat tire that allows the rim to touch the ground. when you put a block of wood between the battery and the ground, the electrons can no longer make the jump, allowing you battery to hold a charge.
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heard somebody say years back to put something like cardboard under all the tires if you are going to store it all winter to keep from messing up the tires.
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I can explain how a Nuclear powered satelite works though..)))
Don't doubt the Holley was messed up but not from Stabil used properly.
